Then reminiscing about Bushwick, where he was interviewed at popular pizza spot Roberta’s, he said, “I lived two blocks away, and then this place opened, and I couldn’t afford to live in this neighborhood.” Roberta’s opened its doors in 2008.

“We used to have to walk three miles backward in the snow for a cup of coffee when we lived here. Now there’s like baristas and cold brew,” he lamented.